What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Chile and Peru?

0.0007 sq. km per person, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Peru: Surface area (sq. km), per capita

Chile

0.0383 sq. km per person

in 2024

Peru

0.0376 sq. km per person

in 2024

Chile rank

40th

Peru rank

41st

Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time

Chile
Peru

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.0383 sq. km per person against 0.0376 sq. km per person in Peru, a difference of 0.0007 sq. km per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Chile ranks 40th and Peru ranks 41st of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0841 sq. km per person	0.1096 sq. km per person	0.0255 sq. km per person	Peru
1970s	0.0715 sq. km per person	0.0852 sq. km per person	0.0136 sq. km per person	Peru
1980s	0.0615 sq. km per person	0.0665 sq. km per person	0.005 sq. km per person	Peru
1990s	0.0526 sq. km per person	0.0535 sq. km per person	0.0009 sq. km per person	Peru
2000s	0.0465 sq. km per person	0.0461 sq. km per person	0.0004 sq. km per person	Chile
2010s	0.0419 sq. km per person	0.0422 sq. km per person	0.0003 sq. km per person	Peru
2020s	0.0387 sq. km per person	0.0384 sq. km per person	0.0003 sq. km per person	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Chile or Peru?: Chile, at 0.0383 sq. km per person against 0.0376 sq. km per person in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Chile and Peru?: 0.0007 sq. km per person, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Chile and Peru rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?: Chile ranks 40th and Peru ranks 41st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 16,640 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 09 November 2026

Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.